Not a Comfortable God

The Fountain & the Furnace

A God who is mystery, who is unpredictable, who disturbs the status quo, who conceals in the process of revealing, who demands not only that we choose whether or not to be in relationship but also to take responsibility for that relationship; a God who offers salvation as infinite, unpredetermined possibility — such a God is not a comfortable God. Such a God offers security in the form of risk and faith, and self-fulfillment in self-forgetfulness.

— Maggie Ross, The...